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Codenames: Back to Hogwarts

Name: Codenames: Back to Hogwarts
Brand: Czech Games Edition
Price: 45 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5.91 (825 reviews)

Represent your Hogwarts house, decipher magical clues, and find every teammate before your rivals—or Filch—intervene.

Party Game Word Game Communication Limits Team-Based Game

Players

4-8

Play time

15-30 min

Age

10+

Complexity

1.76/5

Rating

5.91

Easier to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

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Overview

At a glance

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 4.5/5

Easier to teach

Replay value 4.5/5

High replayability

Interaction 5.0/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 3.5/5

Deep strategy

Player control 4.0/5

More strategic control

Setup time About 8 min

Teach time About 8 min

Table footprint Medium

Recommended edition Codenames: Back to Hogwarts – English Edition

High language dependence

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How it plays

How does it play?

Join rival Hogwarts houses, give one-word clues, and uncover your team’s witches, wizards, and magical objects without finding Filch.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Communication Limits

Rules restrict what players may say, show, or reveal while cooperating.

Team-Based Game

Players compete in fixed teams and coordinate toward a shared team result.

Deduction

Combine clues and exclusions to identify hidden information.

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Codenames: Back to Hogwarts brings the familiar team word game into the halls of Hogwarts. Two house prefects study a hidden key and give a single word plus a number, hoping teammates will connect that clue to several matching character, object, or location cards. Correct guesses build momentum, while rival cards, dead ends, and Argus Filch threaten the turn. A House Cup mode links sessions together, and each house offers two asymmetric abilities, adding playful twists without obscuring the clean clue-giving core.

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Mechanism

Communication Limits Deduction Team-Based Game

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Editions

Language and publisher variants currently recorded in the catalog.

Edition	Year	Language	Publisher / Region
Codenames: Back to Hogwarts – English Edition	2025	English	Czech Games Edition / International

Player resources

Rulebooks, player aids, FAQs, and solo resources.

Rulebooks

Codenames: Back to Hogwarts English Rules English

Game and edition data

All specifications (20)

Play and group

Players: 4–8
Play time: 15–30 min
Age: 10+
Complexity: 1.8/5
Language dependence: High
App: None app

Practicalities

Setup time: About 8 min
Teach time: About 8 min
Teardown time: About 6 min
Table footprint: Medium

Campaign and continuity

Group continuity: Flexible
Resettable: Fully Resettable

Edition and product

Recommended edition: Codenames: Back to Hogwarts – English Edition
Language: English
Region: International
Availability: Current
Edition type: Licensed Edition
Current edition: Yes
Consumable components: None.
Compatibility: Verified Czech Games Edition Physical English Release Cge00128 / Ean 8594156311285 With Official Tutorial And Retailer Availability.